This album contains pictures of some preserved (or not) old timer goods wagons of the South African Railways (SAR). Since the two sides of nearly all wagon types are different, I treated the side on which the vacuum pipes are mounted as Side B. (Data Source: Transnet Index and Diagrams of Goods Vehicles, Part I, Issued 3/8/1966, Revised 28/2/1967.)

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SAR Class B (Side A)

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This Class B wagon dates back to the Cape Government Railways of the 19th century and is on static display at the De Aar Loco Depot.

Class B-18 wagons entered service in 1920 and are four door open wagons designed for general goods and specifically bulk material like coal. This one is retired and on static display at the Women's Memorial.Number range not known (by 1967 only No 12,685 was still in service and shown as a two door wagon), Length over headstocks 37' 0", Length between bogie pivot centres 24' 0", Height over end peaks 7' 6 1/16", Width 8' 3 3/4", Tare (average) 31,500lb, Load 80,000lb (maximum) and 57,000lb (coal), Capacity 912 cu ft.

Photo Date:

4/6/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:24:31 PM

Location:

Bloemfontein, FS, ZA

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Col Andre Kritzinger

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SAR Class B-18 (Side B)

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Class B-18 wagons entered service in 1920 and are four door open wagons designed for general goods and specifically bulk material like coal. This one is retired and on static display at the Women's Memorial.Number range not known (by 1967 only No 12,685 was still in service and shown as a two door wagon), Length over headstocks 37' 0", Length between bogie pivot centres 24' 0", Height over end peaks 7' 6 1/16", Width 8' 3 3/4", Tare (average) 31,500lb, Load 80,000lb (maximum) and 57,000lb (coal), Capacity 912 cu ft.

Photo Date:

4/6/2006 Upload Date: 10/6/2007 8:04:12 AM

Location:

Bloemfontein, FS, ZA

Author:

Col Andre Kritzinger

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SAR Class C (Side A)

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This Class C wagon dates back to the Cape Government Railways of the 19th century and is on static display at the De Aar Loco Depot.

Photo Date:

5/27/2013 Upload Date: 6/10/2013 4:55:00 PM

Location:

De Aar, NC, ZA

Author:

Col André Kritzinger

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SAR Class C-1 (Side B)

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Class C-1 wagons entered service in 1890 and are two door open wagons designed for general goods and specifically bulk material like coal. This one is retired and on static display at the Women's Memorial.Dimensional data not known.

Photo Date:

4/6/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:22:12 PM

Location:

Bloemfontein, FS, ZA

Author:

Col Andre Kritzinger

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SAR Class Q-10

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Class Q-10 short wagons entered service in 1966 and are designed to transport explosives. This one has long been grounded and now serves as a shed in the Ysterplaat yard.Number range 169,101 to 169,200 (most short wagons were withdrawn from service before the present computerised wagon numbering system was introduced), Length over headstocks 22' 0", Length between axle centres 14' 0", Height 11' 0 1/16", Width 8' 3", Door width 4' 0", Tare (average) 22,600lb, Load 30,680lb, Capacity 930 cu ft.